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vibraphone.

A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɑɪ.bɹəˌfəʊn/
  1. A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English vibra(to) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English vibraphone From vibra(to) + -phone.

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